Meeting Abstract P3-42 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Contrasting patterns of genetic structuring in two western Atlantic fiddler crabs LAURENZANO, C*; SCHUBART, CD; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Universität Regensburg claudia.laurenzano@louisiana.edu Fiddler crabs (Brachyura, Ocypodidae), like many other marine organisms, disperse via planktonic larvae. A lengthy pelagic larval duration is generally assumed to result in genetic […]
year: 2017
Consistency of Individual Activity in the Context of Social Networks of Forked Fungus Beetles
Meeting Abstract P3-107 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Consistency of Individual Activity in the Context of Social Networks of Forked Fungus Beetles DEBRAY, R.R.*; FORMICA, V.A.; BRODIE III, E.D.; Duke University; Swarthmore College; University of Virginia reena.debray@gmail.com http://people.duke.edu/~rrd9 Social network analyses are often used to capture structural patterns in populations in which individuals interact to varying […]
Consequences of Prenatal Androgen Exposure for Offspring Health an Experimental Study in Wild Meerkats
Meeting Abstract P3-27 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Consequences of Prenatal Androgen Exposure for Offspring Health: an Experimental Study in Wild Meerkats SMYTH, KN*; STONEHILL, A; CARUSO, N; DREA, CM; Duke University, Durham, NC and The Kalahari Research Trust, Kuruman River Reserve, South Africa ; Duke University, Durham, NC; University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Duke University, Durham, […]
Consequences of Maternal Nest Site Choice in Invasive Red-eared Slider Turtles in Portland, OR
Meeting Abstract P3-87 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Consequences of Maternal Nest Site Choice in Invasive Red-eared Slider Turtles in Portland, OR WARNER, D/A ; Auburn University rbl0005@tigermail.auburn.edu Red-eared slider turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans) are native to the southeastern United States, but have successfully colonized locations all over the world through human introduction via the international […]
Comparison of Fine Scale Vegetative Parameters at Active and Inactive Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat Burrow Sites
Meeting Abstract P3-139 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Comparison of Fine Scale Vegetative Parameters at Active and Inactive Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat Burrow Sites BELL, MM; Texas State University mmb151@txstate.edu The Texas endemic Gulf-coast kangaroo rat (Dipodomys compactus, GCKR) belongs to the family Heteromyidae and ranges from Mustang and Padre Islands inland to Bexar and Gonzales […]
Comparing Two Techniques of Analyzing Sexual Dimorphic Gambusia affinis Skeletal Structure Clearing and Staining to X-Ray
Meeting Abstract P3-197 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Comparing Two Techniques of Analyzing Sexual Dimorphic Gambusia affinis Skeletal Structure: Clearing and Staining to X-Ray MALPICA, AM*; LANGERHANS, RB; MOORE, BC; Sewanee: The University of the South; North Carolina State Univeristy; Sewanee: The University of the South malpiam0@sewanee.edu Male mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) have sexual dimorphic skeletal characteristics […]
Comparative neuroanatomy of the crustacean central complex
Meeting Abstract P3-70 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Comparative neuroanatomy of the crustacean central complex CHOU, A*; LIN, C; CRONIN, TW; University of Maryland, Baltimore County achou2@umbc.edu In arthropods, the central complex (CX) is a collection of midline neuropils commonly implicated in sensory integration and pre-motor control. The organization of a species’ CX often correlates with […]
Comparative Study on Equine and Ovine Gluteus Medius Muscle Activity Pattern During Treadmill Trot
Meeting Abstract P3-235 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Comparative Study on Equine and Ovine Gluteus Medius Muscle Activity Pattern During Treadmill Trot ZSOLDOS, RR*; VOEGELE, A; VALENTIN, S; WEBER, A; LICKA, TF; University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna; University of Bonn; University of Edinburgh; University of Bonn; University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna rebeka.zsoldos@boku.ac.at From […]
Cnidaria and Xenacoelomorpha Opsins Revisited Extended Sampling Corroborates the Presence of Several Major pre-Bilaterian Groups
Meeting Abstract P3-46 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Cnidaria and Xenacoelomorpha Opsins Revisited: Extended Sampling Corroborates the Presence of Several Major pre-Bilaterian Groups PICCIANI, N*; KERLIN, JR; SIERRA, NW; CANNON, JT; DALY, M; RAMIREZ, DM; OAKLEY, TH; UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA; UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA; UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA; UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA […]
Chronically Implanted Micromanipulator for Recording Neural Activity from Free-swimming Fish
Meeting Abstract P3-61 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Chronically Implanted Micromanipulator for Recording Neural Activity from Free-swimming Fish. MENSINGER, AF*; ROGERS, LJ; VAN WERT, JC; University of Minnesota Duluth; University of Minnesota Duluth; University of California Berkeley amensing@d.umn.edu Chronically implanted headstage/electrode devices allow monitoring neural activity from free moving terrestrial animals. However, these devices have not […]
